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 1 XIV|      affability, humanity, and liberality Scipio conformed to those
 2 XVI|         CHAPTER XVI~CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS~COMMENCING
 3 XVI| reputed liberal. Nevertheless, liberality exercised in a way that
 4 XVI|        any one; thus, with his liberality, having offended many and
 5 XVI|        exercise this virtue of liberality in such a way that it is
 6 XVI|      to pass that he exercises liberality towards all from whom he
 7 XVI|     papacy by a reputation for liberality, yet he did not strive afterwards
 8 XVI|      Caesar obtained empire by liberality, and many others have reached
 9 XVI|         In the first case this liberality is dangerous, in the second
10 XVI|    neglect any opportunity for liberality. And to the price who goes
11 XVI|        belongs to others, this liberality is necessary, otherwise
12 XVI|   nothing wastes so rapidly as liberality, for even whilst you exercise
13 XVI|        despised and hated; and liberality leads you to both. Therefore
14 XVI|       seeking a reputation for liberality to incur a name for rapacity
15 XXI|        example of courtesy and liberality; nevertheless, always maintaining